Thread by @mayatcontreras

1/Gun violence occurs in all 50 states regularly (suicides, murder, accidental discharge etc). Mass murder by assault weapons escalated when the 1994 ban expired in 2004. A 2019 study shows mass shooting fatalities were 70% less likely when that ban was in place. #MassacreMitch

2/ What the Dem Controlled House has done?
The House passed 2 gun control bills: Bipartisan Background
📌Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8)
📌Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 112)
#texasshooting

3/ What has the @HouseGOP and @SenateGOP done on gun control? Zilch, Nada, Squat. As y'all know Mitch McConnell has refused to bring either bill to the floor. One bill is supported by 90% of Americans. Even if it goes to the floor the @SenateGOP might not pass it. #MoscowMitch

4/ What can you do?
We have to keep the House, win the Senate, and the White House. Ask yourself what YOU are doing to make that happen.
📌Are you volunteering for an organization that gets the vote out?
movement.vote/groups/
📌Are you going to canvass for a candidate(s)?

4B/📌Are you phone banking for candidates?
📌Have you sent a $1+ to any of the candidates running for Congress?
📌Sent out postcards?
📌Have you asked your friends, family, and/or co-workers if they are registered to vote? If they answer "no" send 'em to vote.org

5/ If you haven't done any of those things above (or can't do a few of them), consider learning what voting obstacles are in place in your state and help educate other voters about them.
📌Voter ID Laws
ballotpedia.org/Voter_identifi…
📌Voter Disenfranchisement
sentencingproject.org/issues/felony-…

6/What else can you do? Donate a $1 or more to any or all of the organizations below that work on gun control policy.
📌They do this by researching gun-related issues and providing us with statistics.
📌They provide educational programs to help prevent gun violence.

6B/📌They meet with elected officials to hold them accountable on gun-related policies.
📌They support laws that would help keep guns out of domestic abusers hands.
📌They work in communities and with business leaders to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership

7/ 📌All of these orgs work to prevent gun-related deaths due to domestic violence, crime, suicide, accidental discharge, and mass murder:
everytown.org
bradyunited.org
momsdemandaction.org
lawcenter.giffords.org
sandyhookpromise.org
Give what you can.